Of all the issues regarding Clarkston Community Schools, the quality of its teachers and students is not one of them. I say this because I’ve received calls and letters from parents and students in the International Baccalaureate program, defending it from what they see are attacks on the kids and instructors. That’s not what was […]
Dear Editor, So Don, what’s a regular guy supposed to do? We have the public schools working on a chain of command to censor all non-complying opinions as they face a huge deficit. The City of the Village of Clarkston presenting only two options to their budget problem, illegal deficit spending or eliminating the entire […]
GROVELAND TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES OPEN MEETINGS ACT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the By-Laws of the Groveland Township Board of Trustees provide for the scheduling of the regular Township Board Meetings for the second Monday of each Month; and WHEREAS, the State of Michigan has enacted the Open Meetings Act, which requires the specific designation of the […]
NOTICE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ORD. 78 PC-2014-20, ZONING CONSOLIDATION TOWNSHIP-INITIATED REZONING REQUEST The Charter Township of Orion Board of Trustees, at the regular meeting of Monday, February 1, 2016, to be held at 7:00 p.m., at the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Rd., Lake Orion, Michigan 48360, proposes to adopt a […]
Dear Editor, I am quite perplexed as to why there is so much disdain in this community concerning the International Baccalaureate program at Clarkston High School. IB has been in place in Clarkston since 2009, yet all of a sudden it seems to be the reason for the budget crisis? Having a child already graduate […]
Dear Editor, I’ve been upset about the proposed cuts just like everyone else. I don’t think it’s fair that the people at the bottom are taking the cuts. The secretary position for counselers at Clarkston Junior High is being eliminated, along with one counselor. So, you better hope if your child or you needs to […]
Charter Township of Orion Hi-Hill Drainage Improvement SAD Notice for Public Hearing on Cost Estimate Notice is Hereby Given: 1. That the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Orion has initiated the process of drainage improvements in the Hi-Hill Subdivision. 2. That a preliminary cost estimate prepared by the Township engineers is on […]
VILLAGE OF LAKE ORION DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ANNUAL REPORT FYE 06/30/2015 Pursuant of DDA Act 197 of 1975, TIFA Act 450 of 1980, and LDFA Act 281 of 1986 REVENUE Property Tax: $ 501,517 Intergovernmental- Local $ 72,828 Interest Earned $ 149 Other Revenue $ 69,257 Total Revenue $ 643,751 EXPENDITURES Community Development $ 420,954 […]
Dear Editor, There has to be a place for our community to become informed about local government and schools and right now the Clarkston News is it. The general public doesn’t have time to attend every township or school board meetings and shouldn’t have to. We elected people to do the work and expect them […]
15 years ago – 1995 ?’Victorian? secret? Arlene Detorre of Clarkston was a successful embroiderer most of her life. She taught the craft and judged needlework at the Michigan State Fair each year. ‘Legislators for a week? Clarkston High School students Camille Boney, Kelly Banks, Elizabeth Schmaltz, Heather Mustonen, Josh Holst, and Simone Lutz learned […]